New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-16

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DAkoTAINDIAH AFFAIRS.
Indian Agents OF Dakota Report the
Progress in Various Directions
Made by Their Wards.
Following are some OF the points made
by Indian agents regarding the Indians un-
der their charge in Dakota. Mai. Ander.
| son, at Crow Creek, writes:
During last spring and early summer
oxen {one-half for Grow Creek and one
half for Lower Brule) were furnished
for issue. The good result OF
placing the oxen is already seen by the
amount OF sod that has been turned and
the advantage III material wealth viii be
shown as to brood mares in due time
Ihls stock was all given to the most de-
serving Indians as reward OF merit to
those who have made the best progress in
farming and care of stock. The census OF
the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agen-
cles is placed as follows:
Crow Creek-The census of June 80 last
sFows population OF HOB Indians and
mixed blood OF whom about one hundred
Are Santee, Lower Brue. Yanktons and
half breeds, the balance being Lower Yank-
tonais Sioux.
Lower Brule-The census OF June 80
shows population of 1. 237 Indians and
| mixed bloods, OF whom about seventy five
are half breels, with few Yanktons and
Lower 1anktonais Sioux.
| OF the surveys and allotments at DEVILS
Lake, Major Gramsie says:
Last year three townships were subdivid~
| ed into forty-aere tracts Several allot
[ ,tc7x. lr> 1,,+ r
cease making aIlotments, as it was decided
| that under the recent Dawes bill allos-
| ments must be made by a special agent as
| sisted by the regular agent. In making
| the allotments l only allowed to heads
| OF families and persons OF twenty one
| years OF age, as these Indians will not nc.
| cept only eighty acres to PERSONS ever
eighteen and under twenty-one, and forty
acres to children under eighteen, and 1
think they are perfectly right; for is mot a
boy OF seventeen more justly entitled to a
farm OF 160 acres than an old man or
| woman OF eighty, who will never cultivate
a. farm ii they had ], 900 acres2''
! THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN. AGENCY.
OF the Turtle mountain. agency, the
| farmer in charge says:
| The census taken in June tisaSss 153 fam
ilies, SIT individuals, mixed blood speak.
ing French, English, Cree and Chippewa;
SO families, 800 Individuals full bloods,
speaking Cree and Chippewa. a total OF
1.126 peoples; this shows decrease in
| number from. the repout OF 1886, as drop
from the roster all not living within the
limits OF the reserve, except fifteen families
| OF FULL -bloods residing at Dunseith.
Of school matters at the Fort Berthold
agency, Agent Clifford says:
The available school material OF this
agency has been transferred to Fort Stew
enson school, seventeen miles distant,
with the exception Of a few that have been
| a large ma oPity OF our children oE school
age are at school yet. The Indians haze
1T firmly impressed upon their minds that
| the time has come when they must do for
themselves by cultivating the soil, and
the infirm and almost helpless are per-
mitted to retain their children old enough
| to work.
Agent Gallagher, at Pine Ridge, makes a
very interesting report, especially in regard
TO new census and CORES ponding red action
| OF rations:
! I assumed charge OF the Pine Ridge
agency Oct. /, 1856. Arriving here on
Sept. 20, | was present the following day
at the taking OF the census by actual count.
The manner OF taking it prevented any
thing like fraud, and am sure showed the
actual number Of Indians belonging to the
dSelCS present. tlu GIlt Ll!le the COunG was
made. The large reduction in the number
OF Indians at the agency shown by this
| count from that previously reported, j. e.,
2,776, was q matter OF some surprise. To
| the Indian 1T was a source OF profound
regret and when the beef ration was short
ened to correspond to the new order OF
things his wailings were loud and continu.
Gus. The annual census Of Sioux Indians
was taken June 80. and is as follows:
/ thavaDnpS ia
eighteen, SO under; females over fourteen
years. Ill: under fourteen years, 5S;
+! total, 323; both sexes, between six and
sixteen years, 81. Ogatlalla Sioux, !, 167
families; males over eighteen years, 991
under eighteen years, 949; females over
fourteen years, 1,471; under fourteen
years, 1856; total, all ages, 4.197; both sex.
es, between six and sixteen years, 997.
| Mixed bloods, 1oS families; males over Is
years, 10; under eighteen years, 1O2; fe-
males over fourteen years, Sc; under four
teen years, 164; total, all ages, 462; both
| sexes between six and sixteen years, 126.
| We received during the year $50 brood
mares and $50 milch cows. These were
distributed among such Indians as could
be relied upon to provide for their comfort
during the winter. It is gratifying
to De able to state that
all to whom animals were issued
nave put up large quantity OF
hay and otherwise provided for the care
OF their stock through the winter. We al
SO issued to deserving Indians during the
year Ito farm wagons. These have been
put to good use in freighting and farm
work, and greatly encouraged the Indians
to move out of villages and locate upon
farms. The building oflog houses has con.
tinued without interruption, and the teepe
will soon be known only as thing OF the
past.
Spencer, the new agent at Rosebud, says
OF the school OF the reservation:
All the children within radius OF four
miles from the school are enumerated to
aggregate the total belonging to a princi-
pal camp, and while the average per capi-
ia attendance OF children residing within
| the range OF school privileges is, am IN.
formed, greater than at any other agency,
these divisio are simply the result OF
I constant effort Qrl.r 4a<7